Hgc Supports Vietnam Television's High-Quality Live Streaming in The

HGC SUPPORTS VIETNAM TELEVISION’S HIGH-QUALITY LIVE STREAMING IN THE 30TH SEA GAMES

ABOUT VIETNAM TELEVISION (VTV) Established in 1966, VTV is committed to educating citizens and enriching their spiritual life through a wide We selected HGC together with our range of television programmes and multi-media local partner to provide services because communication platforms. As one of the national television we believed that HGC can meet the target broadcasters of the country, VTV has now established 9 free-to-air and 15 pay channels, broadcasting in each “delivery date with their overseas network major city and most of the 51 provinces in Vietnam, as well coverage. Quality of service is also one of as 18 international bureaus, such as Russia, Belgium, very important factors for us and HGC United Kingdom, etc. has met our expectation. We would like to express our gratitude to the ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES implementation team and it really helps (THE SEA GAMES) open a new way for us in the upcoming The SEA Games, is a regional multi-sports event that Sports events. involves athletes from 11 countries, including Vietnam, - Vietnam Television Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. Held once in every two years, the 30th edition was held in the Philippines from 30 November to 11 December 2019, targeting over 500 million viewers worldwide. ” CHALLENGES To allow Vietnamese home audiences enjoy the SEA Games locally and abroad, VTV planned to broadcast the SEA Games live on its channels. However, satellite, the only method VTV used for live broadcasting in the past, is very expensive that the company would like to seek for another cost-effective option to deliver en-coded HD channels, which are in high resolution, secure streaming and low latency. SOLUTIONS HGC Network Coverage in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) High-quality and stable internet connection is essential for successful live streaming. Experienced in providing Europe tailored-made connectivity services for various types of Hong Kong Taiwan customers, HGC developed a total solution for VTV’s live MYANMAR broadcast at the SEA Games, from technical preparation to Hanoi US / Europe LAOS implementation. We offered our tailor-made VPLS services with Vientiane bandwidth of 20Mbps for VTV, which provides fast and secure Yangon end-to-end transmission from IBC – ASEAN Convention Center VIETNAM PHILIPPINES THAILAND in Clark Philippines to VTV headquarters in Hanoi. Bangkok

CAMBODIA With our reputable local partners at both sites: HTC-ITC in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam and ICT Converge in Philippines, it enables fast and Phnom Penh smooth service delivery as local project managers were dedicated to work closely with the event organizer, which MAJOR HUB Services Available: Kuala Lumpur eliminated the language and time zone barriers. Apart from IPLC, IPVPN, IPTX, VPLS, GEPL, technical preparation, HGC also offered 24/7 monitoring of MALAYSIA HGCConnect end-to-end network performance and application utilization, as well as onsite systems integrators to provide timely support Europe SINGAPORE US during the whole event.

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Sports >15 VTV broadcasted FUTURE PLAN “As a pioneer in GMS, HGC holds a solid track record in building resilient network in the region. Connected to HGC’s Eyeballs reached core global network, the GMS network offers flexible routes 3M in live football broadcast from the GMS to Asia, Europe and the US with multiple cable systems. By providing services to Vietnam Television, we proved our industry know-how and extensive support by FLEXIBILITY local partners and we are looking forward to support more in production time frame OTT service providers on live broadcasts of oversea events in a cost-effective way and reach their targeted eyeballs.” - Truong Khac Hieu MORE programmes Senior Development Manager, available on VTV sports fanpage International Business of HGC

ABOUT HGC GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) is a leading Hong Kong and international fixed-line telecom operator and ICT solution provider. The company owns and operates an extensive fibre-optic network, five cross-border telecom routes integrated into tier-one telecom operators in mainland China and connects with hundreds of world-class international telecom operators, providing full-fledged telecom, data centre services, ICT solutions and broadband services for local, overseas, corporate and mass markets.